I got my surgery 8/12/19 it felt like one the worst decision I ever made right after the surgery. My neighbor got the same surgery 6 months before I did and she was down almost 100 lbs and the one thing she told me was keep telling yourself “it gets better.” For the first two months I just kept talking myself that and it did get better. I just made it through most of the holidays and I’m down 80 lbs from my surgery weight in over 4 months. Does it suck not to be able to eat all the food I want, of course it does but then I remember I did this so I wouldn’t eat all the food I used to. My Dad reminded me that I used to eat a whole plate of food, use the restroom and have another plate and it made me kinda sick that that’s the way I used to eat. Today I went buy some new clothes (I’m 36 almost 37) and I haven’t worn a size 40 men’s since I was a freshman in HS. Just keep telling yourself “It gets better”